Reuters: Top News - Breaking News - World News [March ‘11 Diet]

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp, the No. 2 package delivery company, sees improving revenue and profit this quarter and beyond, even as fuel prices mount, and shares of the economic bellwether rose more than 4 percent.

Source: FedEx offers strong outlook for this quarter and beyond

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices increased at their fastest pace in more than 1-1/2 years in February as fresh data showed growth was accelerating, but underlying inflation pressures remained generally contained.

Source: Consumer prices turn higher, economy gains steam

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Thursday bought itself more time to work out a much-delayed budget deal as the costs of the stalemate were increasingly felt across the globe.

Source: Congress buys more time for budget dispute

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he had requested a comprehensive review of U.S. nuclear facilities, maintaining his support for atomic energy while seeking to apply lessons from the crisis in Japan.

Source: Obama requests nuclear review, sees risk in Japan

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PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Arizona Senate on Thursday rejected five immigration bills, placing a major stumbling block in the way of state conservatives' hopes to pass more laws cracking down on  illegal immigrants.

Source: Arizona Senate votes down immigration bills

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Four New York Times journalists who were captured by Libyan forces while covering the conflict there will be released on Friday, the Times reported.

Source: Libya set to release NY Times journalists: report

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PARIS (Reuters) - France called for clear signals on job protection after U.S. group General Mills Inc entered into exclusive talks to buy half of cherished yoghurt brand Yoplait.

Source: France calls for job commitments after Yoplait deal

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WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A letter that had prompted Mark Hurd's abrupt resignation as chief of Hewlett-Packard Co was ordered unsealed by a Delaware judge, potentially revealing more details of his dramatic exit last year.

Source: Letter tied to Hurd's HP ouster to be unsealed

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MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee unions of key collective bargaining rights.

Source: Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law

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NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators gave major banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co the green light on Friday to boost dividends, loosening the reins on the industry 2-1/2 years after the government bailed out the financial system.

Source: JPMorgan, others boost payouts after Fed tests